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Crehore, of Boston, and named after her by the Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society. Next to the Isabella 

 and Catawba, the merits of this vine are perhaps the 

 best established of any we have. It is a vigorous 

 grower, a productive bearer, and extremely hardy. 

 The bunches are large, the berries but slightly less 

 than the Catawba, and of about the same color, per- 

 haps a shade darker when ripe. The flavor is very 

 superi«ftf-and even before being fully ripe is still quite 

 good, and is esteemed by some, as even then supe- 

 rior to the Isabella. Another excellent quality con- 

 sists in the ease with which the fruit may be kept 

 for winter use. 



ELSIKBOROUGH. 



A fine though small table grape, found near Elsin- 

 borough, Salem Co., New Jersey, and first introduced 

 by Dr. Ilulings. It is hardy and productive, and 

 worthy of more general cultivation than it has re- 

 ceived. Bunches medium, loose, shouldered. Berries 



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 small, round, black and covered with a blue bloom. 



They have generally but two seeds and are free from 

 pulp or nmsky taste. 



Different authors have different modes of spelling 

 the name of this grape. Thus it is called Elsinburg, 

 Elsinburgh, etc. We prefer to spell it in the same 

 manner as the village from which it takes its name. 



